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Packet 7: Bonus 17

This woman’s “Flying Squadron” consisted of about eighty ladies-in-waiting at her court that she may have deployed to seduce people as part of her political operations. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this woman famous for organizing court festivals called Magnificences. This wife of Henry II [emphasize] of France became a de-facto ruler after he died in a jousting accident.
ANSWER: Catherine de’ Medici [prompt on Catherine; prompt on de’ Medici]
[10m] Catherine sent Charlotte de Sauve, a member of her flying squadron, to seduce this King of Navarre. This ruler declared “Paris is well worth a Mass” after converting to Catholicism.
ANSWER: Henry IV [accept Henry III of Navarre or Good King Henry or Henry the Great; prompt on Henry]
[10e] Extending a tradition begun by Catherine’s Edict of Amboise, Henry IV granted religious tolerance to these French protestants in the Edict of Nantes.
ANSWER: Huguenots
<History - European, Vikram Narasimhan> | VAULT II Packet 07

HeardPPBE %M %H %
4319.7798%70%30%

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Conversion

TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3TotalParts
Albanian Rift in the SkyBig Brown Ballers10101030HME
Basileus II: Electric BoogalooAlways Set the Kurve10101030HME
Leif Eriksen's Striking Appearancewhatever0101020ME
Midnight Bus to VistaDon't Ever Take Sides Against the Family0101020ME
Prat PackWith Less Than 2 Years of Combined Quizbowl Experience0101020ME

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardPPBE %M %H %
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24✓621.67100%83%33%
Triangle Cup2026-03-13✓225.00100%100%50%
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-13✓316.67100%67%0%
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13✓412.5075%50%0%
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✓524.00100%100%40%
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-24✓323.33100%67%67%
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-24✓417.50100%25%50%
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✓316.67100%33%33%
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-19✓520.00100%80%20%
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✓820.00100%75%25%